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James Traficant: “Last year under oath the IRS admitted in testimony ``We use fear and intimidation to make Americans pay their taxes.''…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 1999
Last year under oath the IRS admitted in testimony ``We use fear and intimidation to make Americans pay their taxes.'' That is right, fear. It is not just the IRS. Take Waco. Waco is about a group of Americans, good, bad, or indifferent, who defied the government. They stood up to the government and the government crushed them. The government crushed them, to send a message. What was that message, Mr. Speaker? They had better fear the government. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Fear is an ugly four-letter word. It has no place in American government. I yield back all the fear and intimidation of our government agencies.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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govinfo.gov

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Addressing the use of fear and intimidation by government agencies.

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